Spotlight – Engaging the Earl

12 Thursday Jun 2014

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I love the “Accidental Peers” stories by Diana Quincy – so far I’ve read Tempting Bella and Compromising Willa – and now we get a chance to take a look at the newest, Engaging the Earl. If it is anything like the other two, it is bound to be fantastic!

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Engaging the Earl

by Diana Quincy

Release Date: June 9, 2014

Genre: Historical Romance

Blurb:

Vivacious Lady Katherine Granville is the toast of the ton, but society’s most eligible miss secretly yearns for her childhood love, an untitled loner who vanished long ago after her father forbade their marriage.

After years abroad, the dark and brooding Edward Stanhope returns to England a changed man. No longer a second son with no prospects, his battlefield strategies have won him an earldom. His return should be a victorious one, but the new Earl of Randolph is battling secret demons that no one can discover. Least of all, Kat.

When the man she can’t forget reappears at her betrothal ball, Kat’s perfectly arranged future is thrown into tumult. Edward remains cold and distant, hoping she’ll marry a man worthy of her. But nothing is settled when Kat sets out to win back her first love. Can the new Earl of Randolph resist the woman he’s loved for so many years?

Tagline: He is a master strategist, but she’s laying siege to his heart…

Goodreads Book Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18454101-engaging-the-earl

Amazon Buy Link: http://amzn.to/1hWNmIJ

Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://bit.ly/1kuxvpd

Entangled Page: http://bit.ly/1x2k70X

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Author Info:

Diana Quincy is an award-winning television journalist who decided she’d rather make up stories where a happy ending is always guaranteed.

Growing up as a foreign service brat, Diana explored many countries before settling down in Virginia with her husband and two sons. When not bent over her laptop or trying to keep up with laundry, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family and dreams of traveling much more than her current schedule (and budget) allows.

Diana loves to hear from readers. You can follow her on Twitter @Diana_Quincy or visit her website at www.dianaquincy.com

Author Website: http://www.dianaquincy.com/

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Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7045151.Diana_Quincy

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Giveaway:

Ecopy of Compromising Willa

$20 Giftcard

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Schedule:

June 9

Book featured at Deea’s Book Blog

June 10

Book reviewed and Interviewed at Acting Balanced

June 11

Interviewed at Review From Here

June 12

Book featured at Romantic Reads and Such

Book reviewed at Always a Booklover

June 13

Guest blogging at Becky on Books…and Quilts

Book featured at Romance for Every World

June 16

Book featured at First Page to the Last

June 17

Book featured at Book Nook Nuts

June 18

Interviewed at Literal Exposure

June 19

Book featured at What I’m Reading

Guest blogging at Ex Libris

Guest blogging at Book Reviews and More by Kathy

June 20

Book reviewed at Talking Books Blog

Book featured at Lisa Loves Books

Book reviewed at Written Love

Guest blogging at Theresa M. Cole

Book reviewed at Imagine a World

Blog Tour – Compromising Willa

21 Friday Feb 2014

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We’re doing something a little different today – Entangled Publishing and author Diana Quincy are having a Scavenger Hunt to celebrate Compromising Willa. Some of you may remember this book – I reviewed it here – but if not, you are in a for a treat!

Check out all of the details below and read the excerpt closely to find the mystery word (written in red), then go enter the contest for your chance to win a fabulous prize pack.

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COMPROMISING WILLA

by Diana Quincy

EBook: 267 pages

Release Date: December 9, 2013

ISBN: 978-1622664146

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Blurb:

England, 1805

Lady Wilhelmina Stanhope is ruined and everyone knows it. Back in Town for the first season since her downfall, Willa plans to remain firmly on the shelf, assuming only fortune hunters will want her now. Instead she focuses on her unique tea blends, secretly supporting a coffee house which employs poor women and children. If her clandestine involvement in trade is discovered, she’ll be ruined. Again.

No one is more shocked by Willa’s lack of quality suitors than the newly minted Duke of Hartwell. Having just returned from India, the dark duke is instantly attracted to the mysterious wallflower. His pursuit is hampered by the ruthless Earl of Bellingham, who once jilted Willa and is now determined to reclaim her.

Caught between the clash of two powerful men, a furious Willa refuses to concede her independence to save her reputation. But will she compromise her heart?

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Author Info:

Diana Quincy is an award-winning former television journalist who decided she’d rather make up stories where a happy ending is always guaranteed.

Fans of Madeline Hunter, Lisa Kleypas and Sabrina Jeffries will love her Regency world of dashing dukes, irresistible rogues and the headstrong, determined women who capture their hearts. New York Times bestselling author Grace Burrowes says SEDUCING CHARLOTTE is “Sweet, steamy, and thoroughly enjoyable…Equal parts action, passion and fun.”

Growing up as a foreign service brat, Diana lived in many countries and is now settled in Virginia with her husband and two sons. When not bent over her laptop or trying to keep up with laundry, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family and dreams of traveling much more than her current schedule (and budget) allows. Diana loves to hear from readers. You can follow her on Twitter @Diana_Quincy or visit her website at www.dianaquincy.com

To learn more about Diana’s upcoming books and for sneak previews and other special exclusive giveaways, please consider signing up for her quarterly newsletters at www.dianaquincy.com. Diana understands your information is private and promises NEVER to share it with anyone.

Website/Blog/Twitter/Facebook/Goodreads/Pinterest

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Excerpt:

Part 3

Willa’s gut twisted. The way he’d looked at her made her feel like a strumpet. It intensified the uneasy feeling which had lingered all evening. The curious glances from some guests, the whispers when she passed one group of matrons. Clearly, rumors of her ruination still circulated. One would think there’d be a new scandal for the ton to focus on by now.

Ignoring her discomfort, she slipped her arm through Flor’s. “Come now. I, for one, intend to enjoy this evening. It is my first Season in years.”

She surveyed the dancing couples and groups of people sitting or standing at the edges of the hall against crimson wallpaper and carved flattened columns which glimmered under immense two-tiered chandeliers. The chattering crowd grew louder and the air more still with each new arrival. Her sister Addie’s come-out ball was proving a great success. There was even talk the Regent himself might make an appearance.

It had been an age since she’d circulated among these people. At first, the threat of scandal had kept her family away after Willa’s first and only season. Then her father had fallen ill, lingering for months before succumbing, which led to another year of mourning and seclusion in the country.

“Willa,” Flor said as they made their way to the refreshment table. “Perhaps I shouldn’t mention this but—”

“Come now, you’ve never held your tongue before.” She squeezed her friend’s arm. “Surely you don’t mean to start now. I would be sorely disappointed if you did.”

Flor gave a grim smile of acknowledgement. “I don’t want to upset you, but you shouldn’t be taken by surprise.”

“Out with it then.”

“Augustus Manning is here.”

“Augustus?” A sharp pain knifed through her. She’d confided a bit about Augustus to her new friend. Not all of it, of course. She’d never tell anyone the entire truth. “How do you know?”

“I saw him with my own eyes just a few minutes ago. He was heading to the cards room.”

“How is that possible? He did not receive an invitation.”

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Giveaway:

1 Paperback of Tempting Bella, 1 tin of Compromising Willa Custom Tea, and a $10 Starbucks Gift Card! US Only.

3 eBooks of Compromising Willa International

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Make sure you read the excerpt above and find the mystery word in red. Once you have it, click on the rafflecopter link and enter the word for your chance to win!

Check out the schedule below for other sites participating in the Scavenger Hunt to increase your chances of winning.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

2/17/2014-Michelle Chew Writes– Review

2/17/2014- Simply Ali– Scavenger Hunt

2/18/2014- Bookworm Blurbs– Review

2/18/2014- herding cats & burning soup – Interview

2/19/2014- Margay Leah Justice – Review

2/19/2014- Curling Up With A Good Book– Scavenger Hunt

2/20/2014- Ramblings From This Chick– Review

2/20/2014- Sapphyria’s Book Reviews– Guest Post (Top 10’s)

2/21/2014- BookGroupies– Review

2/21/2014- Romantic Reads and Such– Scavenger Hunt

Week Two:

2/24/2014- Always Reiding– Review

2/24/2014- Fade Into Fantasy– Scavenger Hunt

2/25/2014- The Gal in the Blue Mask– Review

2/25/2014- Fab Fantasy Fiction– Interview

2/26/2014- What I’m Reading– Review

2/26/2014- Ex Libris– Scavenger Hunt

2/27/2014- Becky on Books– Review

2/27/2014- Reviews by Crystal– Guest Post (Top 10’s)

2/28/2014- The La La Land of Books– Review

2/28/2014- Talking Books Blog– Scavenger Hunt

Book Review – Compromising Willa

12 Thursday Dec 2013

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Caught between the clash of two powerful men, a furious Willa refuses to concede her independence to save her reputation. But will she compromise her heart?

When I first started writing this review, I thought I’d never read any of Diana Quincy’s “Accidental Peers” books before but then realized I’d read Book 2, Tempting Bella. And really liked it. But if you haven’t read any of them, don’t worry about it – Compromising Willa can definitely stand on its own. But I definitely recommend reading other books by Quincy if these two are anything to go by.

The interactions between Willa and Hartwell are fantastically fun. They are sassy and funny and they both give as good as they get. Hartwell is fabulous – he’s charming, handsome and caring. He is immediately drawn to Willa’s cheek and blatantly sets out to win her hand. Willa is also wonderful – she’s given up on ever marrying, but she’s strong, smart and resourceful in her own right.

Some may be thrown off by Bellingham – he’s quite the villain. Convinced that he’s loved Willa for ages, he’s intentionally set out to ruin her reputation to keep away other men until he’s in a position to marry her. He’s got a horribly black heart and does despicable things to people. Quincy may have been a little zealous in making him the bad guy, but she does it with such style that you actually enjoy hating him.

The plot is well-developed and the pacing is very smooth. As we move through each of the stages of Hartwell and Willa’s relationship, I kept finding more and more to be captivated by – from the initial stages where she tries to rebuff his advances to their engagement and Bellingham’s machinations, Quincy finds new and interesting roadblocks to their happy ever after.

Compromising Willa is a wonderful treat for those who like historical romances – the dashing, gorgeous hero has to win the heart of his clever, sexy heroine and defeat the plans of the dastardly villain. It’s deliciously fun, with a clever narrative and engaging characters, and I’m definitely looking forward to more.

Tempting Bella

25 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Tempting Bella is a sweet story about two people who were forced to wed too young, who first met on their wedding day, and now haven’t seen each other for years. They make assumptions about each other, mostly on Bella’s part, that create the discord in the story. Without having contact with each other, and only knowing their own take on events, they have certain beliefs about the other and take action according to those beliefs … which of course aren’t always well received by the other. (Like when Sebastian supports Bella travelling on the continent after she finishes school. He thinks he’s giving her freedom since she was forced to get married at thirteen but she thinks that he doesn’t care about her and only wants her away from him.) Years later, when the two meet again for the first time since the wedding, it is as strangers since they don’t even know what the other looks looks like, and the attraction is instantaneous. But when their identities are revealed, they have to figure out how to get past their biases and forge a new relationship together.

I really liked Sebastian. Nicknamed “The Saint” for his strict moral code, he could have come across as overly pious but he has his reasons for acting the way he does. And he never pushes his ideas on anyone else or makes it feel like he is better than anyone else because of it. Bella has some trust issues, especially with Sebastian, but she too has her reasons and I think it is sweet how he spends the book wooing her. There’s conflict and heart all mixed in together as they try to find a path together and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

This is the second book in Diana Quincy’s “Accidental Peers” series but you really couldn’t tell it. Apparently the first one was about Sebastian’s brother Cam but there really wasn’t much to suggest that any of the plot lines flowed between the books. Sometimes you are told that a book can stand alone and then you feel like you have missed nuances by not having read the previous book, but this definitely wasn’t the case. If you’ve not read Seducing Charlotte and you want to start here I don’t think you’ll have any problems.

Tempting Bella is a pretty straight forward historical romance – two people are thrown together, have bad opinions to overcome, and fall in love. It’s sweet and saucy and fun and a good choice for those who enjoy lords and ladies finding their happy ending.